Welcome!!

As Lindenwold's new Chief of Police, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to the community. I have been with the department for 20 years, serving most of that time in the patrol division. I'm very pleased to have the opportunity to command the men and women of our fine department.

Part of my philosophy is to be more in touch with the community. In this economy, when resources are dwindling, it is more important than ever for the police department to maintain a positive relationship with the community it serves. When the community and the police work together, Lindenwold can become a much safer place. Communication is the key to forging a positive, productive relationship between us, the police department and you the residents.

In order to make it easier for the community to reach us, we have recently launched a Facebook page on which we can post information that the community should be aware of such as crime trends, crime prevention tips wanted persons, missing persons, etc. We also are using crime mapping software to enable our officers to track where crimes are occurring and recognize patterns. This in turn will allow officers to be deployed to areas that may be experiencing a peak in criminal activity. Anonymous tips can be forwarded to the police department through this system as well. Please visit us at Facebook.com/LindenwoldPd. Instructions for using the anonymous tips system are posted there.

Thank you, and stay safe!

Chief Thomas J. Brennan

Department Announcements

22 March, 2012

Posted By: lpd

Part Time Position for a School Crossing Guard currently available for the Borough of Lindenwold. Applications available at the Lindenwold Police Department, 2001 Egg Harbor Rd.,
Lindenwold, NJ 08021

09 March, 2012

Posted By: lpd

LINDENWOLD POLICE FACEBOOK PAGE
The Lindenwold Police Department has just created a facebook page in an effort to find more ways to communicate with our citizens. We are proud to launch our Facebook page and enter the social media age. We will use this social media outlet to inform our residents of events occurring in the community in an effort to keep everyone in the know regarding critical events. Our page can be found at: www.facebook.com/lindenwoldpd
Please visit our facebook page and refer your friends and family to it as well. The more people that sign up for our page and interact with us the better informed we can keep the community. If you have any feedback or suggestions please feel free to contact us.
Also be sure to stay current regarding events occurring in the community by regularly visiting our interactive crime map located at: Http://www.crimereports.com/agency/lindenwold. You can also sign up to receive text and email alerts when the map posts information regarding incidents occurring in your particular neighborhood.
You can also submit crime tips via text message. Text users can send their tip to “CRIMES” (274637) with the keyword LPD. You can also send them via the web by visiting our website at: WWW.LINDENWOLDPD.COM and clicking on the crime tips tab.

Lt. Michael McCarthy Jr.

07 December, 2011

Posted By: lpd

We have updated our webpage to allow easier access to our new crime mapping and crime tips technology. Please see the tabs at the top of the webpage where we have replaced the blotter tab with a tab called "crime map" that links users directly to our crime map.

We will be doing more upgrades to our webpage in the near future so check back often.

23 November, 2011

Posted By: lpd

Lindenwold Police Department Introduces Online Crime Map and Anonymous Crime Tipping Service to Citizens

New technology now allows Lindenwold citizens to take a more proactive approach to local crime fighting through CrimeReports.com and TipSoft


LINDENWOLD, NJ—Nov 22, 2011

The Lindenwold Police Department is pleased to announce that citizens can now gain access to neighborhood level crime incident data in near real time. Through a partnership with CrimeReports, creators of the national crime map at www.crimereports.com, the Lindenwold Police Department is giving Lindenwold citizens free access to the world’s largest online crime map. Together with CrimeReports, citizens are also able to send anonymous tips to law enforcement via text message, iPhone and Android.

“Providing reliable, timely information to our citizens is one of our top priorities,” says Chief Stanley Lemayski. “And partnering with CrimeReports gives us the ability to keep the public informed on a regular basis as to what is going on in the community.” He added that the public can access the crime map through the website or through the CrimeReports iPhone app, which is available for free download in the Apple iTunes store.

The new service even lets local citizens sign up for free customizable email alerts, so they can stay on top of crime in their neighborhood. “Information is power,” Patrol Commander Lt. Michael McCarthy added. “And we hope that giving the community this information will help them understand crime trends and lower crime in their neighborhoods.”

Along with the interactive crime map, citizens also have access to the anonymous tipping platform TipSoft, which is used by more than 700 law enforcement agencies nationwide. The service allows people to anonymously provide tips to law enforcement. When a tip is sent, it is encrypted and routed through secure servers, protecting the personal details of the tip provider. It also allows police to exchange text messages with the tip provider without ever knowing the person’s identity. Text users can send their tip to “CRIMES” (274637) with the keyword LPD.

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“The popularity of text messaging has created a significant opportunity for the public to help law enforcement agencies prevent and solve crime,” said Lt. Michael McCarthy. “The ability for any citizen who owns a mobile phone to assist law enforcement is extremely valuable and we are excited to roll this program out to the public.”

“Lindenwold Police Department is demonstrating its leadership in law enforcement by finding new ways to connect with the public at a personal level,” says Greg Whisenant, founder and CEO of CrimeReports. “By offering CrimeReports and TipSoft, they are recognizing the value of the public’s involvement and being proactive in both policing and investing in programs that make a difference.” Both the web-based crime map and crime tip service are designed to be affordable for agencies of all sizes.

You can access the CrimeReports map and learn more about TipSoft at www.crimereports.com.

To view the crime map please copy and paste the following link into your browser and save as a favorite: Http://www.crimereports.com/agency/lindenwold

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About CrimeReports
CrimeReports.com creates powerful, simple, and affordable cloud-based software tools for law enforcement agencies to prevent and reduce crime. Working directly with more than 2,000 agencies throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, CrimeReports is a key partner to law enforcement in mapping, analytics and anonymous tipping.

For more information, visit www.TipSoft.com or www.CrimeReports.com

Media Contact:
Greg Whisenant
Founder & CEO
801-828-2710
Greg@crimereports.com

15 November, 2011

Posted By: lpd

The Lindenwold Police Department is set to launch a new crime mapping system in the next couple of weeks to replace the Police Blotter. The Lindenwold Police Department has utilized Grant Money to purchase a crime mapping system from CrimeReports.Com. We are excited about our new partnership with CrimeReports.Com. The new crime mapping system will allow our agency to provide the community with up-to-date crime information. Our citizens will be able to access the crime map from any internet connected computer.

We are tentatively scheduled to launch the new crime mapping system on November 24th. In the next couple of weeks we will be providing you with more information regarding the new crime mapping system. This new system will put crime and incident data from our records management system and plot it on a google map so that it can be easily viewed by the public. The map will be updated daily so that our citizens can stay up-to-date about events occurring in their neighborhood.

The new crime mapping system will also allow citizens to submit anonymous tips regarding specific incidents that occurred and sign up for email and text alerts to alert them when a crime is committed in their neighborhood. We look forward to launching the new system and interacting with our residents in an effort to improve the quality of life within our community.

Lt. Michael McCarthy

20 October, 2011

Posted By: lpd

New School Officer
October 20, 2011

The Lindenwold Police Department has recently assigned Officer Andy Tweedley as our Crime Prevention/School Liaison Officer. Officer Tweedley has been with the Lindenwold Police Department for nine years and has been a valuable asset to the Patrol Division.
Starting with this school year he will be reinstituting the “D.A.R.E.” program and also initiating the “G.R.E.A.T.” program. The “G.R.E.A.T.” program is new to our schools and will be taught in both the Elementary and Middle Schools. “G.R.E.A.T.” stands for Gang Resistance Education and Training; the program’s vision is “Building Safer Communities One Child at a Time”. The program’s mission is to “Prevent Youth Crime, Violence, and Gang Involvement”. The goal of the G.R.E.A.T. Program is to help youth develop positive life skills that will help them avoid gang involvement and violent behavior.
Officer Tweedley will also be developing and researching additional programs with the goal to help students of all grade levels understand the dangers of drug and gang activity; allowing them to reach their full potential as positive contributing members of our society.
Officer Tweedley can be reached at (856) 784-7566 ext. 406.
email: atweedley@lindenwoldpd.com

25 February, 2011

Posted By: lpd

TO REPORT A STREET LIGHT OUTAGE
Street lights provide an important community safety feature. Criminologists and crime prevention experts have long advocated that proper illumination reduces the opportunity for crime. We would like to ask all of our residents to please keep this simple principle in mind. In the event that you notice a street light outage in your neighborhood we would ask you to immediately report it to the electric company who is responsible for maintaining and repairing these lights.
Atlantic City Electric now offers the ability to report street light outage on-line by going to: https://www.atlanticcityelectric.com/home/requests/outage/streetlight/outagereport/default.aspx. If you do not have access to report an outage on-line you can also report it via telephone at 1-800-642-3780. Specific information that you can provide regarding the location, address, pole number will allow for quicker repair time.
In the event of downed street light poles, exposed electrical wires for any other hazardous situation involving the electrical system you can call 1-800-833-7476 to report the problem.